North Kingstown High School to show 'Screenagers' to help families navigate tech time

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Jan 10, 2017 at 5:04 PMJan 10, 2017 at 5:04 PM

Donita Naylor Journal Staff Writer donita22

NORTH KINGSTOWN, R.I. — The film "Screenagers: Growing Up in the Digital Age" will be shown at North Kingstown High School in an effort to help families balance their children's use of technology.

Documentary filmmaker Delaney Ruston, who is a physician and mother in New York, was torn by struggles over technology in her own family. She felt unequipped to make decisions about her children's use of mobile phones, social media and gaming, and to monitor their online homework. Finding other parents overwhelmed, too, she tackled what she calls the biggest unexplored parenting issue of the digital age.

The film is told in stories, such as the 14-year-old girl who was bullied on social media and the straight-A student who dropped out of college when video games took over his life. Ruston includes insights from psychologists and brain scientists.

Families from any town are invited to the screening from 6:30 to 9 p.m. Thursday. Tickets are $5.

For more information and to see the trailer or buy a ticket, visit http://www.screenagersmovie.com/. Tickets are also available on the NKHS home page, https://goo.gl/E2jRXu, or at the door.